TAMPA, Fla. — In discussing his U.S. Senate race against Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown on Thursday discussed an incident where a campaign tracker, paid by the Massachusetts Republican Party to follow the Harvard Law professor with a camera, claimed to be assaulted by a cab driver while Warren was in the rear of the car.

The incident, which was pushed to the media by the Massachusetts Republican Party, led to the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen potentially pulling the cab driver's license. Today, Brown sent a letter asking the board to spare the man's job.

"I know that this guy is obviously caught up in this kind of new part of the political process. You get caught off guard, reacted, made a mistake. I make mistakes, he made a mistake," Brown said. "He seems like a regular guy trying to make a living. He shouldn't lose his job for something like this, or his license. When I heard that the board was thinking of taking away his license, I said 'that's not right.' So I sent a letter, and I hope it helps."

Brown wrote in the letter that it was clear the cab driver, Morgan Reitzas, “was not educated about the dos and don'ts of the campaign trail.” He said the driver was put into a situation that is foreign to most people, did not understand what was going on, and “let his emotions get the better of him.”

“While this doesn't excuse his behavior, Mr. Reitzas has recognized that he was out of line and his attorney has expressed regret on his behalf for what happened,” Brown wrote. “I do not think that taking away this man's livelihood is the appropriate response to what occurred.”

Brown said he wasn't responsible for pushing the video to the media and told reporters to ask the state party.

Tim Buckley, the communications director with the Massachusetts Republican Party, classified the cab driver, who apparently has driven the Democratic candidate at least
once in the past, as "a member of their group," going on to say that he thinks Warren should have "stopped it."

Warren, asked about the incident, said she was in the car and did not see any part of it. She said the cab driver should not lose his job. “I’m sorry that it occurred,” Warren said. “It’s an unfortunate incident, but this cab driver should not lose his livelihood over this.”